Joel Rumpel
The Wisconsin Badger men’s hockey team (4-25-5, 2-15-3-2 Big Ten) fell to Ohio State 2-0 on Senior Night at the Kohl Center Saturday. The Badgers lost both games in the series to the Buckeyes (13-18-3, 8-11-1-1 Big Ten), Saturday night at the Kohl Center.
Badger senior goaltender Joel Rumpel recorded his sixth 40-save performance of the year and 57th career game allowing two goals or less.
Ohio State scored single goals in the second and third periods.
The Badgers hope to extend their season Thursday at 7 p.m. inside Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. The 6th-seeded Badgers take on 3rd-seeded Michigan in a first-round Big Ten Tournament game. The winner faces second-seeded Michigan State on Friday at 7 p.m.. The entire Big Ten Conference tournament can be seen on BTN.